TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davydov,Sergey
TI  - Internet in the Post-Soviet Area: Technological, Economic and Political Aspects 
T2  - Societies and Political Orders in Transition,
SN  - 9783031325076
U1  - 320.3 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Digital media
KW  - Industrial organization
KW  - Technology
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Communication in politics
KW  - Business information services
KW  - Comparative Politics
KW  - Digital and New Media
KW  - Industrial Organization
KW  - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
KW  - Political Communication
KW  - Business Information Systems
N1  - 1. Introduction -- PART 1. CHARACTERIZING THE POST-SOVIET INTERNET -- 2.Representation of the Post-Soviet Countries in the Global Online Information Space in 2020-2021: Frequency of Mention, Media Dynamics, Mood Characteristics -- 3. Legal Regulation of the Internet around Post-Soviet Space -- 4. Cancel Culture and Novaya Etika in Russian Public Discourse -- 5. Online coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Izoizolyacia flash mob -- PART 2. POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES: SPECIAL FOCUS -- 6. Developing an Advanced Digital Society: An Estonian Case Study -- 7. Uanet through Socio-Political Perspectives -- 8. Media Generations of the Russians in the Digital Media Environment: Opportunities for Intergenerational Communication -- 9. Elite Students in Kazakhstan: Complexities of the Internet and the International Arena -- 10. Measuring Media Literacy Level: A Case of Central Asia
N2  - This book offers a comparative perspective on the technological, economic, and political aspects of Internet development in the post-Soviet countries. In doing so, international experts analyze similarities and differences in various countries throughout the chapters. The volume consists of two parts. The chapters of the first part examine the post-Soviet area as a whole. The second part includes specific case studies on the development of the Internet, either in individual countries or in groups of countries. Countries analyzed are Estonia, Ukraine, Russia as well as three Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Topics covered in the volume include, but are not limited to measurement, dynamics, and structure of each national Internet audience; the history of the Internet in the post-Soviet countries; development of infrastructure; Internet regulation and institutional aspects; online markets such as telecommunications, online advertising, e-commerce, and digital content; social and cultural aspects; as well as the transformation of the national media systems. This book is a must-read for students, researchers, and scholars of political science and economics, as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of Internet development in the post-Soviet area.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32507-6
ER  -